UN condemns the live broadcast of Nidal Hasan’s execution: “It violates the absolute prohibition of torture”

U.S. defense officials announced that Nidal Hasan, a former major and psychiatrist in the U.S. Army who was convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is expected to be executed by firing squad on December 3. U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said that the execution could be broadcast live.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the plan, arguing that broadcasting the execution would amount to a public execution and violate the absolute prohibition of torture. The UN body described such practices as cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.

The announcement was welcomed by some conservative Republicans, while the legality of the broadcast is being challenged. Legal proceedings have not concluded, and the execution is not yet final.

If it takes place, this would be the first military execution in the United States in 60 years. According to a Pew survey, 66% of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but only 39% believe that it deters the commission of crimes.

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